Micah 4:7 (DRB)

Passage

And I will make her that halted, a remnant: and her that had been afflicted, a mighty nation: and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Sion, from this time now and forever.

Nearby Context

Micah 4:5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god: but we will walk in the name of the Lord, our God, for ever and ever.

Micah 4:6 In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather up her that halteth: and her that I had cast out, I will gather up: and her whom I had afflicted.

Micah 4:7 And I will make her that halted, a remnant: and her that had been afflicted, a mighty nation: and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Sion, from this time now and forever.

Micah 4:8 And thou, O cloudy tower of the flock, of the daughter of Sion, unto thee shall it come: yea the first power shall come, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Micah 4:9 Now, why art thou drawn together with grief? Hast thou no king in thee, or is thy counselor perished, because sorrow hath taken thee as a woman in labour.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "halted", "remnant", "been", "afflicted", "mighty", "nation", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "halted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "In that day saith the Lord I..." into verse 8's "And thou O cloudy tower of the...", so "make" and "halted" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "make" and "halted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.